Olympics sparks fitness bonanza

MILLIONS of people have started a fitness drive inspired by Britain’s gold medal winning Olympic heroes.

More than 5 million adults have started exercising thanks in part to Wimbledon []

More than 5million adults have started exercising thanks to the Olympics, Wimbledon and the UEFA football contest, a study reveals.

British Cycling said 250 people a day had joined since the Games began, England Volleyball has had an 850 per cent increase in website traffic and over 5,500 have searched British Rowing’s website to find a club.

The study, by medical firm Tissue Regenix found 907,000 of its new fitness fans were aged 45 or over.

In London, Westminster Council said its eight leisure centres had received over a million visits this year.

Councillor Steve Summers said: “We can’t let this golden opportunity go to waste, we want to build on this great start and the inspiration of Team GB.”